"He said he really liked it and he was very proud of me," Harry recalled. "It was very friendly. Not like past phone calls haven't been friendly, but I didn't get that nervy 'the boss is calling me' feel, which was nice."

However, the same perhaps can't be said about Harry's relationship with Zayn Malik – as it appears the pair rarely speak to each other these days.

"Not so much," he said. "It's okay. I think we're both happy for each other that we're doing what we want to do and everyone's having a good time."